On This Day in Beatles History

Recording: Come Together, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard – 29 July 1969
Tuesday 29 July 1969 | Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald Session: 2.30pm – 10.45pm On 29 July 1969, The Beatles spent an afternoon and evening session in Studio Three at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, adding overdubs to three tracks destined for the Abbey Road album: ‘Come Together’, ‘Sun King’, and ‘Mean Mr Mustard’. A guitar overdub was added to the solo section of ‘Come Together’ Vocals, piano, organ and percussion were overdubbed onto ‘Sun King’/‘Mean Mr Mustard’ By the end... Read more...
George Harrison returns to England from Greece – 29 July 1967
Saturday 29 July 1967 | England On 29 July 1967, George Harrison, his wife Pattie Boyd, and The Beatles’ personal assistant Mal Evans returned to England from Greece, where they had been visiting an island that The Beatles intended to purchase. The deal never came to fruition. The Harrisons flew on to Los Angeles on 1 August 1967. The Greek Island Plan The idea of The Beatles purchasing a private Greek island had emerged in the summer of 1967, during the height of the band’s psychedelic period and in the... Read more...
Datebook republishes John Lennon’s ‘Jesus’ comments – 29 July 1966
Datebook republishes John Lennon’s ‘Jesus’ comments – 29 July 1966
Friday 29 July 1966 | United States On 29 July 1966, the US teen magazine Datebook republished remarks made by John Lennon in which he stated that The Beatles were... Read more...
World première of Help! – 29 July 1965
World première of Help! – 29 July 1965
Thursday 29 July 1965 | London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus, London On 29 July 1965, The Beatles’ second feature film, Help!, had its royal world première at the London Pavilion on... Read more...
The Beatles live: Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm – 29 July 1964
Wednesday 29 July 1964 | Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden On 29 July 1964, The Beatles performed two concerts at Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm, Sweden — their second consecutive night at the venue, following two shows the previous evening. The performances took place at 6.45pm and 10pm. The band also made an appearance on Swedish television that day, during which John Lennon recited his poem ‘Good Dog Nigel’ from his 1964 book In His Own Write. The Shows The Beatles topped a bill that also featured: The Kays The Moonlighters The... Read more...
The Beatles live: Blair Hall, Liverpool – 29 July 1961
Saturday 29 July 1961 | Blair Hall, Walton Road, Liverpool On 29 July 1961, The Beatles performed at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool — their fourth of five appearances at the venue, booked by Peak Promotions. The show came during a concentrated run of Blair Hall dates in July 1961, with the band playing the same venue on 16, 23, 29 and 30 July — four shows in a fortnight. Blair Hall Blair Hall was a dance hall situated on the second floor of the Co-operative building on Walton Road,... Read more...
Recording: Hey Jude – 29 July 1968
Recording: Hey Jude – 29 July 1968
Monday 29 July 1968 | Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London Engineer: Ken Scott On 29 July 1968, The Beatles began work on what would become one of the... Read more...
Paul McCartney goes to Scout camp – 29 July 1957
Monday 29 July 1957 | Hathersage, Derbyshire On 29 July 1957, Paul McCartney and his brother Michael departed for Scout camp at Hathersage in Derbyshire — just three weeks after Paul had first met John Lennon at the Woolton Village Fete, and only days after being invited to join Lennon’s skiffle group, The Quarrymen. The timing meant that McCartney missed one of the most significant early dates in Beatles prehistory: The Quarrymen’s first performance at the Cavern Club on 7 August 1957. A subsequent family holiday at Butlin’s in Filey,... Read more...
John Lennon receives Green Card for permanent US residency – 27 July 1976
John Lennon receives Green Card for permanent US residency – 27 July 1976
Home On This Day in Beatles History John Lennon receives Green Card – 27 July 1976 Tuesday 27 July 1976 | John Lennon · Legal · Press conference John Lennon... Read more...
The Beatles live: Kingsway Club, Southport – 23 July 1962
Monday 23 July 1962 | Kingsway Club, Promenade, Southport, Lancashire On 23 July 1962, The Beatles performed at the Kingsway Club on the Promenade in Southport, Lancashire — their eighth and final appearance at the venue. All eight of their Kingsway Club shows took place in 1962, concentrated in the first quarter of the year with this final date coming in late July. By this point, The Beatles were on the cusp of national fame: their debut single ‘Love Me Do’ would be released in October 1962, and Brian Epstein... Read more...
The Beatles live: Blair Hall, Liverpool – 23 July 1961
Sunday 23 July 1961 | Blair Hall, Walton Road, Liverpool On 23 July 1961, The Beatles performed at Blair Hall in Walton, Liverpool — their third appearance at the venue and the second of three consecutive Sunday shows played for Peak Promotions. The show came during a busy period for the band: they had returned from their second Hamburg trip in July 1961 and were playing regularly across Merseyside, building the local following that would soon attract the attention of Brian Epstein. Blair Hall Blair Hall was a dance hall... Read more...
The Silver Beetles live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey – 23 July 1960
Saturday 23 July 1960 | Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wallasey, Merseyside On 23 July 1960, The Silver Beetles performed at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey — the penultimate show of their Saturday night residency at one of Merseyside’s most notoriously rough venues. The band would return one final time the following week before the residency ended, and within weeks they would depart for Hamburg on the tour that would transform them into The Beatles. The Grosvenor Ballroom The Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey, was a dance hall that occupied a... Read more...